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The First American Flag
1-3 ┊ 648 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 648 words, 6 minutes audio time. The legend says that Betsy Ross sewed the first U.S. flag in 1776. But the facts say someone else did. Who was it? And how has the flag chan…- 18
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The Boston Tea Party
1-3 ┊ 523 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 523 words, 5 minutes audio time. Boston Harbor is full of British tea! But the Colonists aren’t drinking it. They aren’t having a party for fun. They’re sending an angry mes…- 35
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The First Independence Day Celebration
1-3 ┊ 486 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 486 words, 5 minutes audio time. In the United States, the Fourth of July means picnics, parades, and fireworks. But it wasn’t always so. The First Independence Day happened…- 39
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President George Washington
1-3 ┊ 599 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 599 words, 5 minutes audio time. He was a quiet landowner from Virginia. So how did George Washington become the first U.S. president? How did he earn a place in the hearts …- 15
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Paul Revere’s Ride
1-3 ┊ 635 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 635 words, 5 minutes audio time. The British are coming! And only one man can warn the Colonists Paul Revere! But will Paul and his horse sound the alarm in time? Here’s the…- 9
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Writing the U.S. Constitution
1-3 ┊ 684 words ┊ ◄)) 1-3, 684 words, 6 minutes audio time. The men argued all summer in the hot room. The United States needed a new government. But would the Founding Fathers be able to agree on a p…- 17
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